Edwin Reece

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      Sex: M

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Individual Information

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     Birth Date: 4 Oct 1870 - Waverly, Bremer, Iowa, USA
    Christening: 
          Death: 30 May 1928 - Groveland, McPherson, Kansas, USA
         Burial: in McPherson Cemetery, McPherson, KS
 Cause of Death: 

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Parents

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         Father: 
         Mother: Mary L.

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Spouses and Children

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1. *Clara Amanda Bell
       Marriage: 
       Children:
                1. Lester C. Reece
                2. Berniece Naomi Reece
                3. Ruth R. Reece
                4. Sherman L. Reece

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Notes

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General:

Per 1880 US Census: 6/9/1880, Warren, Bremer County, Iowa
Mary Reece, a married white female age 34, is a dress maker. She was born in Ohio, her father in Vermont, her mother in Ohio. She has 2 children, both born in Iowa, their father born in Virginia. Daisy Reece, daughter, is 12, and son Edwin is 10. Both are at home, but do attend school.

Per 1900 US Census: 6/14/1900, Meadow Township, Clay County, Iowa
Head of household is 29 year old white male Edwin Reece, born October 1870 in Iowa, his father in Illinois, his mother in New York. Edwin is a farmer on a farm he owns, with a mortgage. Edwin is single, and his mother, Mary L. Reece, lives with him. She is 65 years old, and was born April 1835 in New York, her father in Vermont, her mother in New York. She is now a widow, but had 4 children in her life, 2 still living.

Per 1910 US Census: 4/29/1910, Washington Township, Cedar County, Missouri
Head of household is 39 year old white male Edwin Reece, who works as a teamster in the freight hauling business, and rents his home. He was born in Iowa, his father in The United States, his mother in Illinois. Edwin is in his first marriage, of 9 years , to Clara A. Reece, age 40. Clara was born in Wisconsin, her father in New York, her mother in Wisconsin. Their children are: son Lester C. Reece, 6, born in Iowa; daughter Bernice N. Reece, 5, born in Iowa; daughter Ruth Reece, 3, born in Missouri; and son Sherman L. Reece, 8 months old, born in Missouri.

Per 1915 Kansas Census: Per 1920 US Census: Fargo Township, Seward County, Kansas
Edwin Rease, 44 year old white male, owns his home. He is a farmer, was born in Iowa and moved to Kansas from Missouri. C. A. Rease is a 43 woman, Lester Rease is a 12 year old boy, Bernis Rease is an 11 year old girl, and Ruth Rease is a 7 year old girl.

Per 1920 US Census: 2/5/1920, Fargo Township, Seward County, Kansas
Head of household is 49 year old white male Edwin Reece, a farm laborer on a general farm, who owns his mortgaged home. Born in Iowa, his parents in Illinois, Edwin is married to 49 year old Clara A. Reece, born in Wisconsin, her parents in Mississippi. Their son, Lester C. Reece, is 16, and was born in Iowa. Bernice M. Reece, their 15 year old daughter, was also born in Iowa. They also have a 13 year old daughter, Ruth R. Reece, born in Missouri. All three kids attend school.

Per 1925 Kansas Census, Groveland, McPherson County, Kansas
Head of household is 49 year old white male Edwin Reece, who owns his mortgaged home. Born in Iowa, he moved to Kansas from Missouri. His wife, Clara, is 54 and was born in Iowa. Daughter Ruth is 18 and was born in Missouri. Daughter Bernice is 21 and was born in Iowa. Both daughters are single.

Research:

Possible 1880 Census
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=6742&iid=IAT9_329-0006&fn=Edwin&ln=Rece&st=r&ssrc=&pid=47584560
he is born in Iowa at the right time, but parenst birthplace is iffy match. Check 1900 Census

Possible 1990 Census
http://search.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=View&r=an&dbid=7602&iid=004120102_00696&fn=Edwird&ln=Reece&st=r&ssrc=&pid=1892135
he is born in Iowa at the right time, but parenst birthplace is iffy match.